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Uploaded by Anne From Gymnastike | March 27, 2009

2008 Canadian Olympian and UCLA freshman Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs talks about her experience in Beijing, and her favorite memories of her elite career

Speakers: Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs

Categories: Interview

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Anne From Gymnastike 4 years ago

Check out an excellent blog post on the Coach Gymnast about the extreme emphasis that the gymnastics world has on the Olympics, in reaction to this interview: http://couch-gymnast.blogspot.com/2009/05/sigh.html

I feel the exact same way. I think most of it has to do with the media. Because the Olympics are the only event large networks bother to televise in-depth, they have been so over-elevated to the point where they are the pinnacle of any gymnastics career and the smaller meets and championships in between are terribly overshadowed. Basically, the Olympics are the only event seen by the outside world, so they are all that "matter". This needs to change.